Virus Bulletin Spam Supplement - January 2009

Editor: Helen Martin

Technical Consultant: John Hawes

Technical Editor: Morton Swimmer

Consulting Editors: Ian Whalley, Nick FitzGerald, Richard Ford, Edward Wilding

2009-01-01

Abstract

Anti-spam news; Introducing VB anti-spam testing (comparative review - prologue)

News

Twitter-phish

Social networking site becomes the latest way for phishers to fool victims into parting with their personal details.

Helen Martin - Virus Bulletin, UK

Comparative review - prologue

Introducing VB anti-spam testing

Virus Bulletin has decided to use the experience gained during more than a decade of anti-malware comparative testing to develop a regular anti-spam product test. Martijn Grooten outlines the proposed test set-up.

Martijn Grooten - Virus Bulletin, UK

Calendar

Anti-spam industry events

Must-attend events in the anti-spam industry - dates, locations and further details.

Virus Bulletin

Virus Bulletin - January 2009

Welcome to 2009 (comment); Anti-unpacker tricks - part two (technical feature); A day in the life of an average user (feature); Calling all speakers: VB2009 Geneva (call for papers); Advancing malware techniques 2008 (feature); MicroWorld eScan Internet Security Suite 10 (product review)

Magazine


	January 2009 PDF Please register to download the PDF Comment Welcome to 2009 News Addendum: VB100 comparative review Gates closed at CastleCops Legal hacking debate gathers pace Malware prevalence report November 2008 Technical feature Anti-unpacker tricks – part two Features A day in the life of an average user Advancing malware techniques 2008 Call for papers VB2009 Geneva: call for papers Product review MicroWorld eScan Internet Security Suite 10 Calendar Anti-malware industry events Spam Bulletin Twitter-phish Introducing VB anti-spam testing See also Virus Bulletin archives How to become a subscriber Reprints